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Nokia of America Corporation v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, (T)CMA(PT) 199/2023

Case number
(T)CMA(PT) 199/2023
Date of judgment
Outcome
Remanded

Headnote

After extracting two cited documents the order concluded that the skilled person could arrive at the result by combining three of them, the third never having been discussed anywhere. The prior art was never tested against the claimed invention, the written submissions distinguishing it were not considered, and the grants obtained in several other countries went unmentioned.

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Disposition

Allowed. Matter remitted for fresh consideration by a different Patent Controller.

Headnote by BRB Legal, written from the judgment: a summary for reference, not legal advice. Read the judgment itself before relying on it.